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Miami (2-1) at Nebraska (3-0), 8 p.m. Where: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln TV: ESPN2 Weather: 75 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain, 61 percent humidity Online: www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/um-hurricanes; @ChristyChirinos on Twitter, #Canes Quick slant: Miami and Nebraska, two schools that have combined for 10 national championships, will meet for the first time since the Hurricanes’ 37-14 win over the Cornhuskers in the 2001 Rose Bowl gave Miami its fifth national title. Saturday’s game is the first regular-season meeting for the two schools since 1976 and all though the all-time series is tied 5-5, the Hurricanes are 0-3 in Lincoln. About Miami: The Hurricanes are...

— More than once, Thurston Armbrister wondered if college football was in his future.
As a senior at Hollywood Hills High, he watched as teammates and rivals from across talent-rich South Florida reeled in scholarship offers from the dozens of college...

MIAMI GARDENS — Through Miami’s first two games, the Hurricanes offense has shown both its ability to make big plays and play maddeningly inconsistent football.
That was the theme early against Arkansas State before Miami’s playmakers took over and...

— For Miami, the mindset has been the same all season.Focus on the here and now. Take each game as an individual challenge. Don't look ahead.And with a matchup against an old rival looming next week, that's been the consistent message from Hurricanes...

Through the Hurricanes first three games, Miami’s had its share of struggles on special teams.
Against Louisville, the Hurricanes gave up a kickoff return for a touchdown. Last week against FAMU, there was a pair of missed Matt Goudis field goals...

A day before leaving for their showdown against No. 24 Nebraska, the Hurricanes got some mixed news on the injury front.
As Miami coach Al Golden indicated earlier this week, it seems receiver and special teams ace Stacy Coley, who missed Saturday’s game...

—Brad Kaaya expects it will feel surreal taking the field Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Not necessarily because 90,000 rabid fans — most in Nebraska Cornhusker red and black — will be rooting against him and his Hurricane teammates. It won't even be...

— Denzel Perryman admitted he was among the Miami players who got a laugh out of it.
Then they noticed their coaches — who weren't necessarily amused when Hurricanes defensive tackle Ufomba Kamalu body-slammed Arkansas state quarterback Fredi Knighten to...

CORAL GABLES — For Miami's defense, there's reason to be cautiously optimistic.
Though it's still early, the unit has seen some welcome improvement after a late-season swoon last year that led to ugly numbers, plenty of yards for opponents and,...

Sept. 1 at Louisville at 8 p.m. on ESPN: The Hurricanes have said they are eager to avenge their loss to the Cardinals in the Russell Athletic Bowl that capped the 2013 season.
Sept. 6 vs. Florida A&M at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.com: FAMU is very much in...

FAU signee Bobby Mitchell won't be with the Owls this fall. The St. Augustine wide receiver, who was poised to be converted to safety at FAU, will attempt to grayshirt and enroll at the school in January, he said in a text message Wednesday. Mitchell...

FAU appears firmly placed inside the NCAA Tournament's field of 64 (Perfect game says so, as does Baseball America) so the Sun Belt Conference tournament can do little more than help the Owls sleep a bit easier at night.
FAU starts its double-elimination...

FAU will have a chance to leave the Sun Belt Conference as league champions. The Owls won their 10th straight game Saturday, advancing to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game with a 5-4 win over Arkansas State. FAU will play the winner...

FAU went into the series at Arkansas State hoping to at least not lose ground to conference leader Troy.
But the Red Wolves beat the Owls 7-3 Sunday to take the series 2-1, and FAU (24-16, 11-7 Sun Belt), which trailed Troy by one game going into the...

Indicative of FAU’s 1-11 season, the Owls placed just one player on the Sun Belt All-Conference teams released Wednesday.
Senior running back Alfred Morris was named to the second team offense. Morris was second in the conference in...

When the Sun Belt holds its football media days Monday and Tuesday, three coaches will be making their first appearance.
Two others will be making their second, as the nine-team conference has seen five coaching changes in the last two seasons.
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With all the offseason turmoil, from scandals at Ohio State and Miami to more talk of conference realignments, Sun Belt Commissioner Wright Waters said at the conclusion of the first coaches conference call of the season Monday by saying, "I am...

The Owls won two games Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of Louisiana-Lafayette and take over first place in the Sun Belt. The double-header was required after Saturday’s game was suspended by rainstorms in the top of the third...

New Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson’s first expansion effort has been a success, as Georgia State accepted an invitation to join the conference Monday. “This is a strong declaration that the Sun Belt is committed to getting better,” Benson...